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August Robert Birmelin

Tracks,

Description

Maker

  • August Robert Birmelin

Title

Tracks

Medium

charcoal

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • charcoal on paper

Techniques

  • charcoal on paper

Supports

  • Medium weight white paper

Dimensions

80.6 x 85.1 cm (31 3/4 x 33 1/2 inches) (frame)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original:At left edge, about 6" from top, in charcoal and pencil:BIRMELIN 60 On back of frame: Left side--large black marker:5114; black marker:R. Birmelin/26 x 24 1/4/ 'TRACKS' 1960; pencil:II 50 (50 subscribed) Rigtside--black pen:24635/10

Label: On back of frame, left side, Whitney Museum of American Art label (See "Exhibitions" below):Stable Gallery, 9234 Seventh Ave., N.Y.C./ Robert Birmelin/TRACKS/ 1960, charcoal/ PRICE - $250 Center:American Drawings - Property of/ Dr. Bruce Howe/ To be packed and sent to him by/ Security Storage Company/ Dr. Bruce Howe/ Berry Hill/ Hamersmith Road/ Newport, Rhode Island

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

1992.001.19

About

Tracks

Original:At left edge, about 6" from top, in charcoal and pencil:BIRMELIN 60 On back of frame: Left side--large black marker:5114; black marker:R. Birmelin/26 x 24 1/4/ 'TRACKS' 1960; pencil:II 50 (50 subscribed) Rigtside--black pen:24635/10

Label: On back of frame, left side, Whitney Museum of American Art label (See "Exhibitions" below):Stable Gallery, 9234 Seventh Ave., N.Y.C./ Robert Birmelin/TRACKS/ 1960, charcoal/ PRICE - $250 Center:American Drawings - Property of/ Dr. Bruce Howe/ To be packed and sent to him by/ Security Storage Company/ Dr. Bruce Howe/ Berry Hill/ Hamersmith Road/ Newport, Rhode Island

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Tracks with the accession number of 1992.001.19. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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